Today Is Saturday October 28, 2023: This Is What Happened.

 

Before I really get into this post. I will post three photos of moon, from three different camera. Not going into much about each of cameras. Well first photo from phone, than Lumix and Kodak.

We got back up kitchen sink. Although it better. So far 2 container up liquid un-plug the sink been dump down. Than hubby and I went down stairs and took off the main drain plug off pipe. Got some gunk out of the pipe. It helped.

Now we hoping the chemical we poured down kitchen sink will start kicking in. If it doesn't go. Look like possible Monday we will call plumber. We been eating mainly prepared food. So we can keep the dishes down. Thankful hot pockets our on sale, less than $2.00 a box.

We're poor! I looked up what is considered poor in the United States for two people. Anything under $17,420 By the calculation we are at 80% of poverty level. I'm not sure which term I like best...Poor, poverty, low income, distressed, indigent, wanting, in-dire circumstance, or any other term use for describing people of non wealth. To me these term I come picture of shabbiness. I am not shabby.

There some safety net we qualify for. But not that many. The main issue for us we have to much resource. Most program one needs under $5,000 in resource. The home ones lives in doesn't count. We have over that in resources.

There people who put there cash under the mattress. I can understand why.

Hubby is on Medicare and I'm not old enough. They take out $150 out of his check for his Medicare. If we didn't have to pay the Medicare , premiums we would have extra $1,800 a year.

But for us not pay Medicare premiums our resource limit would under $13,000. That is last figure I heard.

We do get help with property tax, energy assistants. The energy assistant covers 4 to 6 months of energy for us. I understand since we can get energy assistants we can get help with our WI-FI bills. And for my medical insurance I get help though Idaho health. It Idaho version of Affordable Care Act. Or some like call Obama care. It helps us. Or I would be with out health insurance. Health insurance would start at $800. Depending on the deduction.

I guess what bothers me about being poor.

A basic emergency that you can't handle because lack of income.

Not being able to take part or go to event. Event above $20 is something I have to think over.

But it get to me, when people think poor people aren't happy. Sure I have my off days, like anyone else. But in general I am happy.

Woke up 19 (7.2).

Coffee is on.